Kidney transplantation from a SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive donor for the recipients with immunity after COVID‐19
Lina Puodžiukaitė(Vilnius University), Mindaugas Šerpytis(Vilnius University), Aurelija Kundrotaite(Vilnius University), Jūratė Šipylaitė(Vilnius University), Marius Miglinas(Vilnius University), Marta Monika Janusaite(Vilnius University), Eglė Ašakienė(Vilnius University), Erika Milisauskaite(Vilnius University), A. Želvys(Vilnius University), Oleg Aliancevic(Vilnius University), Ligita Jančorienė(Vilnius University)
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Abstract
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is evolving very quickly and has affected healthcare systems worldwide. Many uncertainties remain about transplantation from a SARS-CoV-2-positive donor as only a few cases have been reported. Here, we present the successful transplantation of 2 kidneys from a 52-year-old male donor with active (2 weeks of COVID-19-like symptoms and positive nasopharyngeal swab SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction on the day of organ recovery) SARS-CoV-2 disease. The immediate postoperative course of both recipients was uneventful. This case emphasizes that patients with SARS-CoV-2 may be safe organ donors.
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